McElbert Moore

McElbert Moore (July 2, 1892 – April 10, 1972) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist.

Born Elbert Francis Moore[1] in Boston, he attended Waltham High School. He worked as a drama critic and editor at local newspapers.[2] He was part of the Harvard College class of 1916 and was a pilot candidate in the Army from October to November 1918 before working on the Army's theatrical productions.[1][which?]

He wrote several plays in the 1920s.[3] He co-wrote screenplays for several films in the 1940s.

As a lyricist, he worked with Anton Lada and J. Fred Coots.

He married actress Margaret Moore. They wrote the song "Don't Take My Balloon".[4]

  1. ^ a b of 1916, Harvard College (1780-) Class (February 16, 1922). "Harvard College Class of 1916 Secretary's Third Report" – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  3. ^ "McElbert Moore – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  4. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (Aug 25, 1951). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". Retrieved Aug 25, 2020 – via Google Books.